County record · Alabama

Etowah County

12 Deployments on record

7 Agencies

3 Technology categories

Technology presence

ALPR · 7 Fixed cameras & RTCC · none on record Face recognition · none on record Drones / UAS · 4 Gunshot detection · none on record Body-worn & dashcam · 1 Doorbell & camera registry · none on record Cell-site simulators · none on record Predictive policing · none on record Social-media monitoring · none on record

The record, by agency

Etowah County Sheriff's Office

Gadsden · 3 deployments · on UnGovr: Etowah County

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Etowah County Sheriff's Office operates 10 Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department

Body-worn & dashcam

The Etowah County Sheriff's Office purchased $400,000 in new body-worn cameras and Tasers in 2022.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Etowah County Sheriff's Office

Drones / UAS Vendor: DJI

The Etowah County Sheriff's Office received grant funding for drones in 2022.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Etowah County Sheriff's Office Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College www.wnem.com

Gadsden Police Department

Gadsden · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Gadsden

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Gadsden City Council approved an agreement with Alabama Power Co. to place 15 Flock license plate recognition cameras and three video cameras throughout Gadsden.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Gadsden Times

Drones / UAS Vendor: AeroVironment

The Gadsden Police Department operates one AeroVironment Wasp III drone as of 2010, according to data compiled by the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College www.gadsdentimes.com

Rainbow City Police Department

Rainbow City · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Rainbow City

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Rainbow City Police Department operates 10 Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department

Drones / UAS

The Rainbow City Police Department received a $40,000 homeland security grant, which was partly used to purchase a drone, in 2021.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): WBRC Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College www.gadsdentimes.com

Southside Police Department

Southside · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Southside

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Southside Police Department operates eight Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department

Drones / UAS Vendor: DJI

The Southside Police Department operates one DJI Mavic drone as of 2019, according to data compiled by the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College www.wbrc.com

Attalla Police Department

Attalla · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Attalla

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Attalla Police Department operates seven Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department

Glencoe Police Department

Glencoe · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Glencoe

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Glencoe Police Department operates six Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department

Sardis City Police Department

Sardis City · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Town of Sardis City

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Sardis City Police Department operates two Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department

Source: EFF Atlas of Surveillance (Electronic Frontier Foundation & University of Nevada, Reno — Reynolds School of Journalism) · CC BY 4.0 · retrieved July 2026